Paulo Alexandre de Carvalho Pisco (born 22 August 1961) is a Portuguese politician, currently serving as Director of the Socialist Party's Department for Portuguese Communities Abroad, a position created by José LuÃÂs Carneiro.
Pisco previously served as a Member of Parliament in the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic for the Socialist Party (PS), representing the Europe constituency, which covers the Portuguese diaspora. He was first elected in the 8th Legislature (1999âÂÂ2002) and returned in the 11th Legislature (2009âÂÂ2011) until the 16th Legislature (2024âÂÂ2025).
During his time in parliament, Pisco coordinated the Socialist Parliamentary Group within the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities and was a member of the European Affairs Committee.
From 2017 to 2025, he represented Portugal in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, sitting with the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group. He participated in several committees, including the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, the Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People, and the Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration.
He also served as Chair of the Portugal-Luxembourg Parliamentary Friendship Group and Vice-Chair of the Portugal-France Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Before entering politics, Pisco was a journalist. He holds a degree in Philosophy from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a postgraduate qualification in European Studies from the Université libre de Bruxelles.